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The recent increase in the endowment tax for private wealthy universities in the U.S. is causing financial strain, leading some institutions to lay off staff, freeze hiring, and consider cuts in financial aid. The new tiered tax system, set to begin in 2026...
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Business President Donald Trump signed the tax increase into law last month as part of his signature spending bill. An woman walks past Rice University's Lovett Hall, the oldest building on campus, Jan. 23, 2001, in Houston.
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This week, the chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY), where I teach, was summoned to testify at a hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, alongside top administrators from UC Berkeley and Georgetown. Congressional ...
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Getty Images Plus Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily.The federal student loan program is set to undergo massive changes following the July 4 passage of the One Big Beau...
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is allowing vaping brand Juul to keep its e-cigarettes on the market, providing relief to a company that has struggled for years after being widely blamed for sparking the teen vaping trend.FDA regulators said ...
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Republican attempts to tax the endowments of elite universities targeted Yale, Princeton, and MIT, but missed Harvard due to calculations based on endowment size and student numbers. Only three institutions face the highest rate, with MIT and Yale able to m...
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OPINION Pedestrians walked through arches of the East Pyne building on the Princeton University campus in Princeton, N.J.Bloomberg L. Rafael Reif is president emeritus and the Ray and Maria Stata Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at M...
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Asia The Chinese territory’s education bureau didn't confirm reports that teachers and students were warned not to attend events organized by American diplomats marking the day. The U.S. Consulate accused the Hong Kong government of interfering with its eve...
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